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Originally posted by Witness2008
Originally posted by whatsecret
Originally posted by Grimpachi
The petitions are a joke the responses for the ones I signed have been worthless. I don't care what people sign people are just using this to sound off.
This is the one petition that they will gladly do what it asks.
Well....they can't.
Originally posted by WaterBottle
Who cares? This isn't going to accomplish anything.,
And ATS already censored what you can and cannot talk about with Sandy Hook.... so kind of the wrong place to cry about people wanting to silence a certain group of people.edit on 29-1-2013 by WaterBottle because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Advantage
Petitions are useless.. specifically when they involve idiocy like this.. and the death star ( yeah yeah, it a cool idea, but get real). Its a form to get people thinking they have a voice and are special.. as if they are doing something as they sit on their asses.
"granddaddy, what did you do in the early 2000's when the republic was falling?"
" I sat on my ass and signed an online petition. Im a hero!"
**grumble grumble.. too much for my grumpy mind this BS.. bah.. **
Originally posted by g146541
reply to post by whatsecret
Hmmmm....NO!!
I invoke my 1A to speak all I want as long as I do not violate someone else's rights.
I back this up with my2A.
...Besides, all of the petitions in the world can be signed and cried about, I don't care.
I didn't get my damn death star and quite a bit of us signed that petition to no avail, screw the rest of the fake petitions...
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
I might get flamed for this, but...
Can 25,000 people, including numerous residents who were actually present during the event, be wrong? I mean, that's a lot of liars. At that rate, forget the Congress. You can't even trust the citizens.
If you are going to make accusations at this level, be sure to consider ALL the implications.
Originally posted by whatsecret
Originally posted by Advantage
Petitions are useless.. specifically when they involve idiocy like this.. and the death star ( yeah yeah, it a cool idea, but get real). Its a form to get people thinking they have a voice and are special.. as if they are doing something as they sit on their asses.
"granddaddy, what did you do in the early 2000's when the republic was falling?"
" I sat on my ass and signed an online petition. Im a hero!"
**grumble grumble.. too much for my grumpy mind this BS.. bah.. **
I agree with you that these petitions are useless, but the government already want to do exactly what the petition is asking. So this one should be taken seriously in my opinion.
Because the last time I checked we were supposed to be a free country. Then again, I could be wrong.
I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.
Voltaire
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
reply to post by BrandonD
From where I'm sitting, that entire post was made with the assumption that the Sandy Hook hoax-thumpers aren't completely full of it. I'm not supporting the repression of the 1st amendment. I'm supporting the possibility that 25,000 signatures isn't something you just shake a stick at.
Originally posted by BrandonD
Originally posted by AfterInfinity
reply to post by BrandonD
From where I'm sitting, that entire post was made with the assumption that the Sandy Hook hoax-thumpers aren't completely full of it. I'm not supporting the repression of the 1st amendment. I'm supporting the possibility that 25,000 signatures isn't something you just shake a stick at.
I am absolutely certain that I can find FAR more than 25,000 people who'd be willing to sign a petition making prayer mandatory in school. Should we go ahead and do that?
In a free society just because you think something doesn't mean the "opposition" aren't allowed to voice their opinion.
Despite what you think, there are actually genuine and sincere people who think differently than you. I promise that they're not all just trying to piss you off.
The whole point of this thread is suppressing free speech, and I'm saying that there is no good argument for restricting free speech with regard to this subject.